Current Cases

I was second chair through three years of litigation and four months of trial, with lead counsel Karen Koehler, representing 49 victims of the September 24, 2015 Ride the Ducks Crash on the Aurora Bridge. Forty of those plaintiffs went to a verdict in February 2019. The jury held the manufacturer and operator of the Ducks responsible, and awarded an unprecedented $123,000,000 in damages. Thirteen individual awards substantially exceeded $1,000,000.

I represent the family of a man who was run over and killed by a pickup truck while on vacation.

I represent the family of a worker killed while working on a boat in the Duwamish.

Recent cases

In Florez-Perez v. Scuba Schools, I represented the family of a brilliant young woman who recently graduated from Columbia University and moved home to Seattle to live with her family. Just months after starting her new life, she drowned during a beginner Scuba class after her instructor lost track of the class. The case settled early in litigation for $1,000,000 policy limits.

In Truck Pedestrian v. Truck Driver, a truck driver making a delivery at a yard was walking back to his truck when he was struck by another truck. Investigation revealed that the property was carelessly redesigned to direct trucks around a blind corner into pedestrian travel. The case resulted in a multimillion settlement.

In Wrongful Death v. Condo Resident and Condo Association, I represented the surviving family members of two who perished in a fire. The Association had failed to install mandatory smoke detectors. The case resulted in a multimillion settlement early in litigation.

In Voigt v. Nguyen: I represented a woman whose attorney abandoned her case and allowed it to be dismissed. He ultimately fled the country and was disbarred. My client obtained $500,000+ judgment for legal malpractice.

In Stewart v. Nnanabu, I represented a man who was shot nine times at his apartment complex. He survived but lost the use of his legs. The case settled for $1,500,000 based on policy limits, early in litigation.

In Guardianship Estate v. Predatory Businesses, I represented a mentally disabled man who lost his entire life income to predatory business loan companies. The claim resulted in a $750,000 Consumer Protection Act and fraud recovery early in litigation.

In Car Accident v. UIM Insurance Company, I represented a man whose insurance company offered a maximum of $9,000 on the underinsured motorist policy he paid for. Just weeks after writing a notice of bad faith, the insurance company paid its $250,000 policy limits.

CLIENT TESTIMONIALS

Families who hire me typically want answers above all else. Why did this happen to me? Why did my loved one die? When tragedy involves someone else’s carelessness or misconduct, there are no “good” answers. But I take pride in investigating and uncovering the truth, to provide closure and justice.

I am honored to have been selected to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list, a distinction reserved for no more than 2.5% of lawyers in Washington, six years in a row (2013-2018).

Three things cannot be hidden long: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Andrew’s CASES in THE NEWS

A person died after falling into the Duwamish Waterway in South Seattle early Thursday morning.

Around 4:45 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department received calls saying a "worker" had fallen into the water near the 5200 block of E. Marginal Way S. About 15 minutes later, the department reported the person had been taken out of the water and onto a barge.

A King County jury on Thursday awarded about $123 million to the victims and their families in the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash that killed five people and injured more than 60 others.

The jury determined after a four-month civil trial that Ride the Ducks International — the Branson, Missouri-based manufacturer of the Duck amphibious vehicle — bore 67 to 70 percent of the responsibility for the crash. The jury also found that Ride the Ducks of Seattle, which operated the tour vehicle, was 30 to 33 percent at fault.

NORTHWEST ASIAN WEEKLY: Injured international students from the Ride the Ducks accident on the Aurora Bridge will be given private insurance plans if they lose student health coverage during prolonged medical leaves, state officials said last Friday.

KING 5 NEWS: For parents suffering the loss of a child, the grief will always be raw. “On July 7, 2014, our son Bradley Hogue, 19, was horrifically killed on his second day at work,” his mother Deanna Hogue said.

KING 5 NEWS: The family of the two victims killed in the Bellevue Chimney condominiums fire wants to hold the man who police say started the fire accountable. They filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Christo Fournarakis and his wife, along with the Chimney Homeowner's Association.

MY NORTHWEST: Renters beware: Some landlords may try to scam you out of your security deposit. While state law gives landlords the right to withhold portions of a deposit for damages beyond normal wear and tear, some have made it a practice to keep money they are not entitled to.